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IRONING TABLE. No. 502,591. Patented Aug. 1, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT O F-ICE.

JOSIAH T. SMITH, WILLIAM S. SMITH, AND WILSON F. SMITH, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

lRONlNG-TABLE.

SEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,591, dated August 1, 1893.

' Application filed February 18, 1893. Serial No. 462,902- (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSIAH T. SMITH, WIL- LIAM S. SMITH, and WILSON F. SMITH, of East Liverpool, in the county of Oolumbiana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specifica tion.

Our invention relates to an improvement in ironing tables, and it consists in the novel features of construction which will be fully described hereinafter, and more particularly referred to in the claim.

The object of our invention is to provide an improved portable table for ironing purposes which maybe conveniently attached to a table for use, and which when not in use may be folded compactly so as to occupy very little room.

Referring to the acco mpanying drawings:- Figure 1, is a side elevation, of our improved ironing table shown in connection with one end of a table. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the ironing table when folded. Fig. 3, isa plan View of the ironing table when folded.

A designates the top of the ironing table having notches B cut in one end, and secured to the under side of same and extending longitudinally with these notches are the strips O. Pivotally secured to these strips are the legs D which when opened as in Fig. 1, extend upward through the notches B with their lower ends resting upon the floor. The outer edges of the legs are notched as at E, so as to catch over the edge F of a table.

Secured to the table J beneath the edge F thereof is the curved metallic socket K which receives a curved strip or projection L at the inner end of the under side of board A, thus forming a support for the board independent of the engagement of the notched legs with the table edge. By this arrangement it is quite impossible for the board to move outward longitudinally until it is disengaged from the socket K.

Connecting the upper ends of the legs D is the revoluble cross bar G, and secured atone end thereto is the shirt board H,whicl1 when in position to be operated upon is turned forward over the board A, as shown in Fig. 1, being supported in a horizontal position by the cross rod I, between upper ends of the legs D. When the board H is not in use it may be thrown back as shown in dotted lines.

When the ironing table is put aside it may be folded as shown in Fig. 2, with the legs D turned up against the bottom of the portion A, and the shirt board H swung around so as to be located between the legs. Thusthe board and its supports may be most compactly folded when not in use so as to occupy very little room.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of a support, socket K secured thereto, top A, strip, L secured to its under side which rests in said socket, and legs pivoted between their ends to the top A, and which are adapted to engage the support in conjunction with top A,in the manner shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOSIAH T. SMITH. WILLIAM S. SMITH. WILSON F. SMITH.

Witnesses:

' J AS. N. RAsE,

J AS. R. HILL. 

